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Waters Corp. is an analytical instrument manufacturing company, that primarily designs, manufactures, sells and services, high performance liquid chromatography, ultra performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry technology systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products and comprehensive post-warranty service plans. The company's products are used by pharmaceutical, life science, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic and governmental customers working in research and development, quality assurance and other laboratory applications. It operates through two segments: Waters Division and TA Division. The Waters Division segment designs, manufactures, distributes and services high performance liquid chromatography and ultra performance liquid chromatography instruments, columns and other chemistry consumables that can be integrated and used along with other analytical instruments. TA Division segment designs, manufactures, distributes and services thermal analysis, rheometry and calorimetry instruments. The company was founded by James Logan Waters in 1958 and is headquartered in Milford, MA. More »

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